The Austrian city of Graz has its own ultra-modern art museum. Designed by Sir <a title="Austria’s Friendly Alien Art Museum Generates Its Own Solar Power " href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Cook_(architect)" target="_blank">Peter Cook</a> and Colin Fournier, the brilliant Kunsthaus Graz is an architectural landmark in the city center, serving as a bridge between the historic and the modern. Known to locals as the “Friendly Alien,” the blob-shaped structure contains contemporary art, design, new media, film and photography. Although the building makes quite a statement, its environmental impact is very low, as the building's organic roof -- made from 1,288 semitransparent acrylic glass panels -- generates energy with built-in photovoltaic panels.

Designed by Berliner’s realities:united, this oversize urban screen features light sources under its skin, which are computer controlled and are used for massive displays communicating with its environment.

The Austrian city of Graz has its own ultra-modern art museum. Designed by Sir Peter Cook and Colin Fournier, the brilliant Kunsthaus Graz is an architectural landmark in the city center, serving as a bridge between the historic and the modern. Known to locals as the “Friendly Alien,” the blob-shaped structure contains contemporary art, design, new media, film and photography. Although the building makes quite a statement, its environmental impact is very low, as the building's organic roof -- made from 1,288 semitransparent acrylic glass panels -- generates energy with built-in photovoltaic panels.